“What's going on here?” Mrs. Bertha's loud voice sounded in the hall and everyone's gaze fixed on her, and then at Christel who was behind her.“Mother,” Jane beamed and hurriedly walked towards her. “I caught this intruder sneaking around suspiciously,” Mrs. Bertha's brow raised slightly and she turned towards Vera. “And who are you?” She asked coldly and at the same time seized her up. Vera was dressed in a beautiful red V-line pencil gown that showed off her curves. Her long red hair was tied neatly and decorated with expensive jewelry. She stared at Mrs. Bertha calmly and curled her red lips slightly.“A guest. I wonder if this is how you welcome your guest to your daughter's birthday,” She smiled lightly and Mrs. Bertha frowned Mrs. Bertha eyed her silently and then faced Jane.She stared at her for a while, then faced Vera, “It looks like my daughter must have misunderstood you. I sincerely apologize for that, and please, enjoy yourself,”Mrs. Bertha calmly said to Vera, the
Evan bolted down the stairs at lightning speed!His gaze was fixed on the shadow rapidly running away in the distance.He rushed down the stairs and soon arrived at the vast space filled with a lot of people. He frowned slightly and examined his surroundings.He couldn't find them anymore. “Did they find out about the loop?” He muttered, then took out his phone and sent a message to Claus.After the message went through, he shoved the phone inside his pocket and continued observing the place.A buzz sounded from his phone and he took it out to check what it was.He shoved the phone back in his pocket and dashed towards the place and in no time he was outside the building heading straight towards a lonely street.There was no one in sight… not even a human being.It felt as though the place was an abandoned graveyard and even the sound of insects could not be heard. This could only mean one thing… An enemy had occupied the vicinity.Evan stood still and closed his eyes as he tried to
Evan coughed violently and tried to get up, but he couldn't. “Hmm… you are different. If it were other humans affected by my powers_ they would have all been dead by now,” The man said as he got closer to Evan, and then stood in front of him.“How are you related to this key?” He questioned. Evan gazed at him coldly and slowly got on his feet. His legs were a bit shaky but he still managed to get up. Evan shot him a cold glare and didn't say a word, instead, he was still on the lookout for the one who sent the blade at him. “Interesting,” The man smirked and raised his right hand slowly. The evil smirk on his face didn't cease and instead widened. He shut his left eye as though he was targeting something.The air ripples violently as a light ball slowly appears on the tip of his fingers.“Astros!” A feminine voice boomed from behind them which was then followed by a long rope.It slashed through the air and held the man's right hand.“What is it?” Astros frowned In displeasure an
“Who?”A defining silence fell after that as the world slowed around them.“I must be mistaken,” He muttered and stared at her. Vera frowned slightly as she felt something wasn't right with Evan. Something bad must have happened, and he wasn't telling her what it was.“Why don't you want to talk about it?” She asked instead, but he didn't answer. “I think we are done here. Let's head back home,” Evan calmly replied and proceeded to leave, but she held his hand and stopped him from leaving.“Why aren't you giving me an answer?” She asked worriedly. “Did something happen over there? What about the key? And who was it that found us?”She held him back with the hope that he was going to answer her endless worries, but he didn't.Instead, he stared at the hand that held his, then at her. “ I will inform Claus to take you home,”He gently removed her hands and left her.“Where are you going?” She called out but he didn't answer her.Vera clenched her hands tightly to clear off the pain th
Silence fell the instant those words left Claus's mouth. Evan gazed at the card in his hand and took it away from him.“When is the meeting?” He asked and Claus raised his hand to check the time.“In two hours, sir,” He answered.“Let's go,” Evan said and went directly to the car that was parked not too far away from them.Claus walked behind him and he got inside the car after Evan did. William had already taken Vera home , and as such he was left behind to take Evan to the meeting. He turned on the engine of the car and drove away. ..Half an hour later, a black Lamborghini screeches into a quiet villa surrounded by big trees. Silence fell after the sound of the engine turned off and nothing could be seen.“We are here, sir,” Claus announced and Evan nodded in confirmation.“I'll go in alone. Make sure to look to send updates to me in case anything happens,” Evan ordered as he got ready to leave the car. “Understood,” “And before I forget,” Evan paused, then faced Claus. “Make s
"So what do you suggest? Can you all take over the district?” Evan asked calmly, and in front of him were fifteen or so men. Each one of them has a badge on their breast pocket… and William happened to be the one with the highest number of badges. "Of course, that's easy as we're all skilled in martial arts. We don't know what to expect but hopefully, it isn't too strong for us. We would be able to take over some districts." William explained and Evan nodded his head in understanding."The Seven Birds are not to be underestimated so we must be prepared for whatever is coming. How do you intend to take over the districts? What are your specific skills in martial arts? I need details." Evan inquired, staring at each of his subordinates in the eye.“We are prepared for this, I assure you." William persuaded and that made Evan feel at ease a little bit."We're just new and we have already grown a good number of enemies. Because technically, if we refuse to be their slave as we are going
“What was that?” One of the customers in the mall gasped in shock as they stared at the direction the noise had come from. Vera's brow knitted slightly and she subconsciously held Evan’s arm and gazed ahead. Evan of course noticed this and stared at her before he gazed ahead again.“Should we leave and return another time?” Evan calmly asked and Vera shook her head profusely.“No, we can't! I already made a promise to Ezra that we will shop throughout the day with you,” She answered.“Is that what she wants?” He frowned and her eyes widened slightly.She went silent for a while and after much thinking_ she slowly let go of Evan's arm and glanced at Ezra.“Is that what you want? It's fine, though. We can come here another day,” She calmly said to Ezra who was a little lost by now. “Ah…” Ezra smiled, then shook her head. “In any choice you make… It's fine by me. I'll only stay back and make sure I don't get in the way,”“Come on! Don't say that!” Vera exclaimed and rushed towards her.
“You can't be serious, right?” Vera asked stunned by his behavior.The smile on Evan's face completely disappeared and he shot her a look. “Goodness,” She rolled her eyes at him and walked back to the chair.She grumbled but still picked up her spoon and continued eating.Ezra smiled on seeing how they interacted and the image Evan has always displayed in front of her since she woke up completely shattered.‘ I thought he was a cold man… but it looks like I've been wrong all along,’ She thought as she continued eating.“Where should we go after here?” Vera asked as she picked a flute glass to drink. Ezra's brow raised slightly on hearing this and she waited patiently for Evan to give a reply.But instead of a reply, what greeted her ears was silence. Confused, she slowly looked up and was stunned to see a pair of icy sharp eyes staring her way.“D-did I miss anything?” She stuttered nervously under his gaze. Vera noticed this and sighed heavily.There was no helping it!Ezra can on